Spring-insole for shoes



S. R. ROGERS. SPRING INSOLE FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION man JAN-24, 1921.

1,399,153, Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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SAMUEL R. ROGERS, OF DE SOTO, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO U.I-IOI-IMAN MAHN, OF DE SOTO, MISSOURI.

SPRINGJNSOLE FOR SHOES.

399 153 Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted De 6, 1921 Applicationfiled January 24, 1921. Serial No. 439,389.

To aZZw/lom it nmy concern: 5 indicates spirally coiled springs se- Beit known that I, $AMUI-1L ROGERiv' i1 cured to the bottom plate by meansof citizen of the United States, residing at D rivets 6, the heads ofwhich hold the springs Soto, Jefferson county, Missouri, have 1.11- inposition against displacement. There vented a certain new and usefulImprove f bl th these Springs? ment in Spring-Insoles for Shoes, ofwhich shown in Fig. 8, and these springs are also the following is afull, clear, and exact t preferably disconnected from the top plate,scription, such as will enable others skilled aid to lat bein supportedby the sprin in" the Zll'l? t0 .VlllCll appertains t0 make and yieldingunder the weight 01' ressure, of and use the same, reference being hadto the th wearers f t accompanying drawings, forming part of V 1 I l i ithis specification, in which 1. An insole comprising two plates hingedFigure 1 is a detail view of my improved together t th i year ends: d ildi spring insole. 1 means interposed between said plates at Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view through points spaced from their rear ends.

t e same. A 2. An insole comprising two plates hinged Fig. 3 is a planview. together at one end so as to provide a sub- Fig. 4; is a detailview or" a modified form stantially ri id support at the extremity of ofhinge. the heel, said plates being or" different This invention relatesto new and uselengths, and yielding means interposed beful improvementin spring insoles for shoes, tween aid plates at a point spaced from theobject being to construct a device oi the their hinged end so as toprovide a yielding character described so that it will form subsupportadjacent to said point. stantially solid or rigid support at the 3. Aninsole comprising a substantially rear extremity of the heel portion,the forflat toot supporting member adapted to eX- wardly extending leafor plate being yieldtend forwardly from the rear o1 a shoe ing so as toyieldingly support the shank off counter, a relatively short shoeengaging elethe foot. ment beneath said member, substantially In thedrawings, 1 indicates the top sup parallel therewith and hinged to therear porting plate which may be curved and end thereof, and resilientmeans between he forward end of said foot. 2 is the bottom plate, whichis preferelement, ably shorter than the top plate. The rear In testimonywhereof I hereunto aiiix my ends oi. these plates are connected togethersignature this 13th day of January, 1921. I by a hinge 3 which may besecured in position, or the eyes of the hinge 3", shown in SAMUELROGERS. Fig. 4, may be formed integral with the top and bottom plates,using a pintel l.

